Paper Endures: Reasons to Keep Writing on Paper

This article from last year suggests that people still want physical paper journals. Surprisingly, even many Millennials prefer to keep a pen and paper handy along with the digital tools they carry. It’s an interesting read and features fascinating excerpts from the personal journals of four young creatives.

I recently helped to empty my mother’s home of all contents before it went on the market. This was our family’s home since 1958. My five siblings and I lived there until we went to our respective lives. My Mom was 96 years old. Her mother moved in with us in 1977 with all her worldly belongings and stayed until her death. We kids played with toys, wore clothes my mother sewed, saved old Halloween costumes, and collected school papers and scrapbooks. My parents had brought with them all the memories and memorabilia they had into this house.